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    WEAR OUT

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     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stressplay

    Example:

    We wore ourselves out on this hike

    Synonyms:

    fag; fag out; fatigue; jade; outwear; tire; tire out; wear; wear down; wear out; wear upon; weary

    Classified under:

    Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

    Hypernyms (to "wear out" is one way to...):

    indispose (cause to feel unwell)

    Cause:

    fatigue; jade; pall; tire; weary (lose interest or become bored with something or somebody)

    Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "wear out"):

    beat; exhaust; tucker; tucker out; wash up (wear out completely)

    overfatigue; overtire; overweary (tire excessively)

    Sentence frames:

    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody

    Sentence example:

    Sam cannot wear out Sue


    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Deteriorate through use or stressplay

    Example:

    The constant friction wore out the cloth

    Synonyms:

    wear; wear down; wear off; wear out; wear thin

    Classified under:

    Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

    Hypernyms (to "wear out" is one way to...):

    deteriorate (become worse or disintegrate)

    Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "wear out"):

    ablate (wear away through erosion or vaporization)

    scuff (get or become scuffed)

    Sentence frames:

    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    Go to piecesplay

    Example:

    The old chair finally fell apart completely

    Synonyms:

    break; bust; fall apart; wear; wear out

    Classified under:

    Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

    Hypernyms (to "wear out" is one way to...):

    crumble; decay; dilapidate (fall into decay or ruin)

    Verb group:

    break; bust (ruin completely)

    Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "wear out"):

    fray; frazzle (wear away by rubbing)

    Sentence frame:

    Something ----s

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